to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
of course; certainly; naturally
rich person; wealthy person
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all